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Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - TÜV 2021

Results

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Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
#NameRating
Points total
Winter
Wet
Dry
Rolling resistance
 Price
1. Continental WinterContact TS 870
-
1102
301,21
501,21
200
100
£119
91 H + 2
2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
-
1097
300,69
497,39
196,8
102,4
£106
91 H + 2
3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
-
1083
299,7
493,1
195
95,2
4. Michelin Alpin 6
-
1050
283,86
480,06
194,2
91,6
£197
91 H + 2
5. Nokian WR Snowproof P
-
1064
283,16
469,56
201,5
109,6
£245
91 H + 1
6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
-
1013
262,15
448,85
202,4
100
£146
94 H
#Name - Rating Points total Winter Wet Dry Rolling resistance Price
Above you can see the results of the TÜV 2021 225/45 R17 test performed by TÜV on a VW Golf in 2021. This test was performed in 225/45 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Continental WinterContact TS 870 is the best of 6 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Winter, Wet, Dry, Rolling resistance, ). Other featured tyres include Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005, GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+, Michelin Alpin 6; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Nokian WR D4.

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Continental WinterContact TS 860
90% Premium
2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
89% Premium £139 91 H+ 7
3. Michelin ALPIN 5
89% Premium £207 91 H+ 3
4. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £117 91 H+ 3
5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
89% Premium
45
6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium £125 91 H+ 1
7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle £120 94 H+ 1
8. Nokian WR D4
86% Upper-middle
9. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £183 91 H+ 6
10. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452
85% Upper-middle
11. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium £163 91 H+ 1
43
12. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle
13. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £85 91 H+ 1
14. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £101 0 V
15. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
16. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £92 91 H+ 1
17. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle £116 91 H+ 2
3
18. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £96 91 H+ 1
19. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle £144 94 V
20. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle £130 91 H+ 1
21. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle
22. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £223 91 H
23. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £78 91 H+ 1
13
24. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
75% Premium
25. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle £106 91 H+ 2
26. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
27. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
28. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
72% Upper-middle £86 91 H
29. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
69% Lowcost £87 94 H+ 2
26
30. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium
31. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £78 91 H+ 1
32. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle
33. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £89 91 H+ 1
34. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £116 91 H+ 1
35. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
43
36. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
37. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle
38. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
39. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost £75 94 V
40. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
41. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
9
42. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
43. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost
44. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
45. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
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